RECENT PRODUCT NEWS

WARWICK SASCO is announcing at IDSc that HEALTH EDGE CONSUMABLES is now their principal distributor to UK Hospitals. The new business venture will give the Health Edge sales team responsibility for promoting the Warwick range and for direct sales.

DR. WEIGERT is a well-known and established manufacturer in Europe, producing a range of specialised detergents and disinfectants sold under the trade name of neodisher. Based in Hamburg the company supplies hospitals and clinics throughout Europe via its own subsidiaries and a network of specialist distributors and agents. In the UK, the company currently works with Dawmed, SIC, Vernon Carus and Medicell. It is keen to build on this platform and work with other distributors operating in specialised areas.

Health professionals in endoscopy units can often worry about the integrity of their stored decontaminated scopes and the quality of their systems. Because of customer feedback and to meet latest best practice guidelines in endoscope decontamination, LANCER has improved its successful FD8 drying and storage cabinet to provide some new features and benefits for users. There is no need to worry any more.

ENVIRONMENTAL WATER SYSTEMS (UK) is a leader in the design, manufacture, supply and service of water purification systems.

Customers purchasing custom procedure packs have the choice of including any single component that they are currently using in theatre or a choice of enhanced UNISURGE products to assist with their needs. From Polywear advances, single use disposable instrument advances and the “just in time” delivery mechanism that Unisurge has to offer, the customer can be asured that their pack is supplied at the right time, the right price and with the components they are satisfied with.

At this year’s IDSc, SCHÜLKE will be unveiling new products and introducing its new brand identity.

SINGLE USE SURGICAL specialise in disposable suction tubes suitable for many disciplines. Known for their innovation and quality design Single Use Surgical provide a wide range of single-use instruments designed to replace hard-to-clean reusable instruments. Now supplying to over 300 hospitals in the UK and abroad Single Use Surgical are a major supplier in the disposables market.

EUROSDS has been in use across Europe at the most demanding of decontamination organisations for 10 years. It has been in use at Assure, England’s first decontamination super centre since April 2006.

The Selecta Spray Gun from CATERHAM SURGICAL can be used with either water or pressurised air.

THE CLINICAL SERVICES JOURNAL provides independent, incisive coverage of a broad spectrum of clinical topics with regular specific focus on key issues in the field of decontamination and infection control.

PURITE will be launching an innovative compact water purification system at IDSc. Called the Integra Mini, the new system uses proven Purite RO technology and has been designed to provide a high quality feed of purified water to a single endoscope reprocessor or clinical washer disinfector, direct from a mains water supply.

DAWMED will be exhibiting its new range of washer-disinfectors at the IDSc Conference and Exhibition. The Wassenburg endoscope washer-disinfector range now incorporates a pass-through version and dryer/storage cabinets.

ROBINSON HEALTHCARE is a UK based manufacturer, supplier, distributor and exporter of a range of quality, innovative products within the medical healthcare sector. Brands such as Gamgee, Instrapac and Readiwipes are used widely across the healthcare sector.

Traceability using direct part marking (also known as etching, engraving or scribing) is playing an increasingly important role in the sterilisation process.

AUDERE MEDICAL SERVICES was formed to fulfill the requirements for an independent specialist in the maintenance and validation of decontamination equipment.

STERILOX ENDOSCOPY is a leading producer of electrolytically generated HOCl (hypochlorous acid) – a safe, fast acting broad-spectrum biocide for disinfection applications. HOCl is produced on site by the Sterilox Midigen, Maxigen/E200 generators.

At this year’s IDSc RB MEDICAL will be presenting a basket system which allows maximum protection of reusable instruments during the decontamination process. This is possible through the design of fixing systems specific to instrument sets and even the smallest of instruments can be accommodated.

MATRIX MARKING provides a system for the identification of surgical instruments. The Matrix Marking system enables full traceability for asset management, infection control and patient safety.

Mobius Tracking by NEWGATE TECHNOLOGY is an innovative tracking and traceability system. In conjunction with the new Motorola MC70, a rugged touch-screen handheld scanner, the company claims to has improved the technology further.

Ensuring that standards of apparatus cleanliness do not jeopardise the outcome of analytical experiments is of ultimate importance in large laboratories and hospital CSSDs and requires complex treatment processes and excellent efficiency.